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Li Wenliang

1986 - 2020

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Li Wenliang (Chinese: 李文亮; 12 October 1985 – 7 February 2020) was a Chinese ophthalmologist who warned his colleagues about early COVID-19 infections in Wuhan. On 30 December 2019, Wuhan Centres for Disease Prevention and Control (Wuhan CDC) issued emergency warnings to local hospitals about a number of mysterious "pneumonia" cases discovered in the city in the previous week. On the same day, Li, who worked at the Central Hospital of Wuhan, received an internal diagnostic report of a suspected severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) patient from other doctors, which he in turn shared with his Wuhan University alumni through a WeChat group. Li was dubbed a whistleblower when that shared report later circulated publicly, despite his messaging to his alumni WeChat group to not spread the message outside of the group with the exception to only "remind their family members and loved ones to be on the alert". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 56 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 54 in 2024). Li Wenliang is the 146th most popular celebrity (down from 134th in 2024), the 969th most popular biography from China (down from 965th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Chinese Celebrity.

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Among CELEBRITIES

Among celebrities, Li Wenliang ranks 146 out of 265. Before him are Jeane Dixon, Jimmy Jump, Henry Dreyfuss, Zyzz, Laura Secord, and Kaiane Aldorino. After him are Anna Chapman, Cecilia Bolocco, Carol Yager, Astrid Carolina Herrera, Jihadi John, and Yvonne Ryding.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1986, Li Wenliang ranks 132. Before him are Manuel Fernandes, Leila Lopes, Jackson Martínez, Andrés Guardado, Ryota Takahashi, and Kaiane Aldorino. After him are Àstrid Bergès-Frisbey, Kateryna Bondarenko, Yuto Nagatomo, Mischa Barton, Jamie Bell, and Schoolboy Q. Among people deceased in 2020, Li Wenliang ranks 631. Before him are Adam Musiał, Christian Poncelet, Dimitar Largov, Judith Jarvis Thomson, Tom Heinsohn, and Vladislav Krapivin. After him are Juan José Pizzuti, Spencer Davis, Hadi Khosroshahi, Nicette Bruno, Boris Plotnikov, and Folke Alnevik.

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In China

Among people born in China, Li Wenliang ranks 969 out of 1,610. Before him are Li Xi (1956), Yang Xinhai (1968), Ma Jian (1953), Donduk Kuular (1888), Da-Wen Sun (1960), and Zhang Yiming (1983). After him are Coco Lee (1975), Liu Gang (1961), John Dobson (1915), Kris Wu (1990), Ge You (1957), and Yuja Wang (1987).

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  • Photo of Li Xi

    Li Xi

    POLITICIAN

    1956 - Present

    HPI: 53.36

    Rank: 963

  • Photo of Yang Xinhai

    Yang Xinhai

    EXTREMIST

    1968 - 2004

    HPI: 53.34

    Rank: 964

  • Photo of Ma Jian

    Ma Jian

    WRITER

    1953 - Present

    HPI: 53.32

    Rank: 965

  • Photo of Donduk Kuular

    Donduk Kuular

    POLITICIAN

    1888 - 1932

    HPI: 53.23

    Rank: 966

  • Photo of Da-Wen Sun

    Da-Wen Sun

    ENGINEER

    1960 - Present

    HPI: 53.22

    Rank: 967

  • Photo of Zhang Yiming

    Zhang Yiming

    BUSINESSPERSON

    1983 - Present

    HPI: 53.22

    Rank: 968

  • Photo of Li Wenliang

    Li Wenliang

    CELEBRITY

    1986 - 2020

    HPI: 53.15

    Rank: 969

  • Photo of Coco Lee

    Coco Lee

    MUSICIAN

    1975 - 2023

    HPI: 53.15

    Rank: 970

  • Photo of Liu Gang

    Liu Gang

    COMPUTER SCIENTIST

    1961 - Present

    HPI: 53.11

    Rank: 971

  • Photo of John Dobson

    John Dobson

    ASTRONOMER

    1915 - 2014

    HPI: 53.07

    Rank: 972

  • Photo of Kris Wu

    Kris Wu

    ACTOR

    1990 - Present

    HPI: 53.05

    Rank: 973

  • Photo of Ge You

    Ge You

    ACTOR

    1957 - Present

    HPI: 53.03

    Rank: 974

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    Yuja Wang

    MUSICIAN

    1987 - Present

    HPI: 53.00

    Rank: 975

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Among CELEBRITIES In China

Among celebrities born in China, Li Wenliang ranks 2. Before him are Jacques Mayol (1927). After him are Yu Wenxia (1989), He Pingping (1988), Xi Mingze (1992), and Jin Ye (1988).

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